Gustave Vaëz

Nadar Jean-Nicolas-Gustave Van Nieuwen-Huysen (known as Gustave Vaëz) (6 December 1812 – 12 March 1862) was a Belgian playwright, librettist, translator of opera libretti., and opera director. He wrote many stage plays and opera libretti in collaboration with Alphonse Royer]; including the libretti to Gaetano Donizetti's ''La favorite'' (1843) and Giuseppe Verdi's ''Jérusalem'' (1847). Vaëz and Royer also translated several Italian-language operas by other writers into French. Vaëz also collaborated on opera libretti with the writers Eugène Scribe and Victorien Sardou.

Alone, Vaëz wrote the libretto to Donizetti's ''Rita, ou Le mari battu''. He served as director of the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe from 1853-1856, and as deputy director of the Paris Opera from 1856-1860. He was awarded the Order of Leopold in 1846, and the Legion of Honour in 1856. He died in 1862. Provided by Wikipedia
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  1. 1
    [Paris, n.d.]
    18 p.
  2. 2
    [Paris, Impr. de Mme. de Lacombe, n.d.]
    16 p.
  3. 3
    by Monnier, Henry, 1799-1877
    Published 1970
    [Paris, L'Avant-scène, 1970]
    54 p.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  4. 4
    by Royer, Alphonse, 1803-1875
    Published 1850
    Paris : M. Lévy frères, 1850.
    100 p.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  5. 5
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1858
    Barcelona, Tomás Gorchs, 1858.
    69 p.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  6. 6
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1880
    New York ; London : S. French, [188-?]
    22 p. : music.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  7. 7
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1851
    [New York] : Opera House, [1851]
    59 p.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  8. 8
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1881
    London : Music, [1881?]
    23 p. : music.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  9. 9
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1871
    [London] : Printed and published for The Royal Italian Opera by J. Miles, [1871?]
    63 p.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  10. 10
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1847
    New York : M. Douglas, 1847.
    53 p.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  11. 11
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1845
    New York : Herald Book and Job Print. Off., 1845.
    22 p. : 1 ill.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  12. 12
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1982
    New York : Garland, 1982.
    1 score (2 v. (556 p.)) ; 32 cm.
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...
  13. 13
    by Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
    Published 1900
    London : New York : Boosey ; W.A. Pond, [ca. 1900]
    1 vocal score (280 p.)
    Other Authors: ...Vaëz, Gustave, 1812-1862...

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